DANIELLE HARRIS & PAUL MARMARO

May 18, 2019 Los Angeles, California

While browsing through social media, Danielle Harris was struck by a picture of two married friends at a wedding. But it wasn’t her friends who caught her eye; it was the tall man beside them, who she would later learn to be Paul Marmaro. “I saw him, and something in me knew I needed to know who he was,” admits Danielle. So, she reached out to her friend to learn more. “He is single and he’s the best!” was the answer, and the mutual pal of Danielle and Paul agreed to set them up – despite the pair’s distance between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Soon after, Paul received a text asking if he was interested in the match. “I said, ‘Absolutely! Send over her info,’” he reveals. “A few days later, I sent Danielle a text with a pickup line about Game of Thrones – somehow it worked!” The pair exchanged messages and got to know each other, and six weeks later Paul booked a trip to San Francisco so they could meet in person. The rest is history!

Less than two years after they exchanged that first text message, the happy couple was living together in Los Angeles. One rainy March day, Paul asked Danielle to join him at one of their favorite spots to bring lunch and relax. Though the rain made it a less-enticing offer, he insisted they head to the roof to eat under the awning. He took her by the hand and said, “You can’t predict the weather, just like you can’t predict the journey of life. All I know is I want you by my side for it all.” Paul then got down on one knee and asked Danielle to marry him. “As it turns out, it rained on our wedding day too! A slight drizzle during our ceremony actually made for a very magical setting. We think it’s a very special tie to our engagement day that we got good-luck rain for both,” the bride muses.